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Child's Slat Back High Chair
Child's Slat Back High Chair
Child's Slat Back High Chair

Child's Slat Back High Chair

Period1750 - 1820
MediumMaple, and ash
Dimensions38.38 × 17.63 × 15 in. (97.5 × 44.8 × 38.1 cm)
ClassificationsSeating Furniture
Credit LineGift of Mrs. William C. Riker
Object number1997.525
DescriptionA child's high chair with three arched slats set into a pair of thickly turned and splayed rear stiles with ball finials and tapered feet. The baluster turned and splayed front posts support narrow turned arm rests and end in elongated ball feet. The posts and stiles are braced with pairs of dowel turned front and side stretchers and a single rear stretcher. The rush seat has been replaced.
Curatorial RemarksA typical example of a child's slat back high chair made in the Delaware Valley / South Jersey area.
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